She said: 'Will is a champion of diversity in Hollywood, blazing a path for actors by showing that someone of any colour can play any role, and can open any movie and win any award and be the biggest freaking movie star in the whole world.'

Actress Queen Latifah also paid tribute to Smith and described him as the 'king of all blockbusters'.

'There isn't a nicer, generous, more thoughtful man in town,' she said. 'We love every single thing about you Will Smith.'

Rebel Wilson attends the 2016 MTV Movie Awards

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Three's a cool crowd: Movie-maker Rebel cosies-up to the acclaimed star and his son

My so-called photo: Will Smith, Cara Delevingne, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto get close for a picture